Tag Archives: Québec Society
Gong Show
We all need to take a major chill pill. After this past week, not only would I say any kind of a referendum on whether or not Québec seeks constitutional negotiations is out of the question, I’m also highly doubtful … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Cultural commentary, Let's make this an election issue, Political commentary, Québec sovereignty, Social commentary, Sovereign Socialist, What were they thinking?
Tagged 2014 Quebec Election, Canadian politics, Charter of Quebec Values, Parti Québécois, Pierre-Karl Péladeau, Québec Politics, Québec Society, Quebec culture, Racism in Quebec
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A few things since I’ve been gone…
So I should start off by saying that yes, there has been a flu bug going around, and I caught it and have been bed-bound since Friday night. The most walking around I’ve done since then was to walk from … Continue reading
Monsieur (ou Madame) le Maire – Tear Down This Cross!
Today the PQ’s secularism charter was unveiled, detailing the party’s plan to prohibit public servants, everyone from judges to nurses, corrections officers to daycare workers, from wearing overt and conspicuous demonstrations of their faith. In real terms this means wearing … Continue reading
Posted in Commentary, Cultural commentary, Kondiaronk - My Montréal Experience, Let's make this an election issue, Montréal Landmarks, Perspectives on the City, Political commentary, Québec sovereignty, Social commentary, Sovereign Socialist, What were they thinking?, Worth reconsidering
Tagged 2013 Montreal Municipal Election, Montréal Politics, Québec Society, Quebec culture, Quebec politcs, Quebec social values, Quebec sovereignty
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Shot down on the runway…?
So the bullshit of the week was that a leaked copy of the Parti Québécois’ ‘secularism charter’ indicates the PQ will attempt to ban public-sector employees from wearing religious symbols as part of its broad effort to define the nature … Continue reading
An Ocean Liner to Boost Casino Revenue
So Loto-Québec is planning on introducing drinking on the floors of the province’s four casinos, as part of a broader effort to update and modernize the casinos to increase revenue and draw higher attendance. Currently both are down, prompting the … Continue reading
Posted in A modest proposal, Cultural commentary, Economic commentary, History and Culture, Kondiaronk - My Montréal Experience, Let's make this an election issue, Montréal Architecture, Montréal Landmarks, Perspectives on the City, Political commentary, Scenes from the City, Social commentary, Unrealized development projects, Urban Redevelopment, Worth reconsidering
Tagged Casino de Montréal, Expo 67, French Pavilion, Gambling in Montreal, Ile-Notre-Dame, Loto-Québec, Montréal, Montréal Culture, Montréal Society, Montréal Tourism, Montreal History, Montreal Nightlife, Parc Jean-Drapeau, Parti Québécois, Politics of Québec, Québec Pavilion, Québec Society, Tourist destinations of Montreal
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Kyoto, not Kippahs
Before anything else, something funny. Rick Mercer, as per usual, nails it. The Parti Québécois is completely delusional. I’m not completely sold on the divorce analogy, unless Confederation is a kind of political polygamy. Ours is not a nation of … Continue reading →
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